N. Korean leader blends nuclear threat with overture to S. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday a nuclear button is always on his desk and stands ready to be pressed if the country is threatened by the United States, but he struck a surprisingly conciliatory note on relations with South Korea.In his nationally televised New Year's address, Kim voiced his preparedness to send a North Korean delegation to next month's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, even as his country becomes increasingly isolated from the international community over its defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons.While extending an apparent olive branch to South Korea, Kim said…READ FULL ARTICLE